![]() ![]() It was the second African- American sorority established at Butler University. Sigma Gamma Rho is the only sorority of the four historically African American National Pan-Hellenic Council sororities established at a predominantly White institution instead of at Howard University. The sorority was incorporated as a national collegiate sorority in 1930. The sorority became a national collegiate sorority on December 30, 1929, when a charter was granted to the Alpha chapter then established at Butler University that year. It was incorporated within Indiana in November 1922 as a sorority for school teachers and held their first national conference in 1925. At its inception, the sorority was created to support Black women pursuing degrees in education. The organization was formed as a club in 1920, by seven African American women in Indianapolis, Indiana. ( ΣΓΡ) is a historically African American sorority, international collegiate, and non-profit community service organization that was founded on November 12, 1922. SGRhos, Lady Sigmas, Sigma Women, Sigmas, Pretty Poodles November 12, 1922 100 years ago ( ) by Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little and 6 others ^ Alpha Alpha chapter is noted on the MGC portal at ASU, with members holding numerous leadership positions on the council as of May, 2021.^ Pi chapter's university portal, accessed.^ Xi chapter's university portal, accessed.^ Kappa chapter was profiled on Septemin The Daily Aztec campus newspaper.^ Zeta chapter's university web portal, accessed.^ Epsilon chapter was recently profiled in The Tribune, a local newspaper for the San Luis Obispo region, for ongoing philanthropic support, accessed.^ In 2021 the Cal Poly chapter was investigated for irregularities in the pledging process the chapter remains active and in good standing.^ Epsilon chapter's university portal, accessed.^ Details from the national website or Baird's Manual online archive, Lambda Sigma Gamma listing, accessed.^ NMGC homepage, listing for Lambda Sigma Gamma, accessed.The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives. ![]() "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive)".
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